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Appendix 1COMPUTERIZED DATABASE SEARCH STRATEGIESA literature search <strong>for</strong> all patient-oriented research involving osteopathic manipulative treatment hasbeen conducted in the following databases: MEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE, OSTMED, AMED,MANTIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Cochrane Center Register <strong>of</strong> Controlled Trials. The followingthesis and dissertation databases and websites have been searched: Osteopathic Research Web,WorldCat Dissertations and Theses, and Digital Dissertation Abstracts, Canadian College <strong>of</strong>Osteopathy Research Titles, and the International <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> Osteopathy.Search strategy <strong>for</strong> MEDLINE:1. Manipulation, osteopathic (MeSH)2. <strong>OMT</strong> (text word)3. Osteopathic medicine (MeSH)4. 1 or 2 or 35. Biomedical Research (MeSH)6. Clinical Trials (MeSH)7. Randomized Control Trials (MeSH)8. Epidemiologic Studies (MeSH)9. 5 or 6 or 7 or 810. 4 and 911. Limit 10 to human12. Manual Therapy (text word)13. Manual Medicine (text word)14. 12 or 1315. 14 and 916. Limit 15 to humanSearch strategy <strong>for</strong> OLDMEDLINE1. Osteopath2. Osteopathy3. Osteopathic Medicine4. 1 or 2 or 35. Research6. Clinical Trials7. Epidemiologic Studies8. 5 or 6 or 79. 4 and 810. Limit 9 to humanSearch strategy <strong>for</strong> OSTMED® (OSTMED.DR®)15